one o in huntingdon wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2024 10:45 am
Please no, didn't like them first time around, Wonderwall makes Mull of Kintyre sound tuneful.
As for ten nights at Wembley, they ain't no Ms Swift
I'm also firmly in the "not a fan" camp when it comes to Oasis. But, that's as okay as it is for other people, who are fans, to enjoy their music and attend any gigs.
I've just read the book by Alan Edwards, I was there.
When he was doing PR for Prince and he said he wanted to do a 21 night residency at the O2, he and everybody else thought no way.
It worked because the event was massive so everyone wanted to say they had been and Prince varied the show each night, so hard-core fans bought multiple tickets and were completely satisfied.
I wouldn't say the two are comparable. Prince was a much bigger name than Oasis with an incredible body of work in terms of quantity and quality, plus the O2 is considerably smaller than Wembley. So a 21 night residency there was easily feasible IMO.
Keef may be right and the passage of time and desire for consumers ro be part of the experience could surprise me. But I'll remain skeptical until I'm proven wrong.
That will be almost 30 years to the day that Definitely Maybe was released. The inclusion of 8.00am in the gif suggests a re-release. But interesting to see that all the hotels near the stadium are selling out.
I'll start by saying I was never into Oasis but bought a couple of albums as part of the overall collection back in the day. I've seen them both individually in the past year - and both were very good for differing reasons. Liam is a "must see" as his aura is something else. The bloke is so edgy I'm surprised he don't cut himself. Noel is clearly the brains behind the music and his music is very good. If I were scoring them then they'd both get 9/10 but for different reasons. Seeing them together would be a no brainer for me.
I think they could do ten nights at Wembley. Knowing how chaotic they are it’s very much a possibility that it’s the last time they’ll play together. Their previous big live shows have got a mental level of mystic around then, even for casual fans.
When configured for concerts the capacity at Wembley is 90,000. 10 nights equals 900,000 punters. Assuming the average ticket costs £150 (which I reckon is a low estimate), that would generate gross income of £135,000,000.
And that's before you factor in Heaton Park, merchandise, album re-issues etc. I guess that could go some way to help the brothers overcome their differences.